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Question
Was Nazi Germany built on consent or coercion of the population?
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Coercion

No one would have willingly consented to the Nazis' implementation of power, rather, the Nazis relied on the coercion of its citizens through a variety of methods.

Supporting arguments · 1

  1. The citizens of Germany were effectively forced into supporting Nazism
    Examples of Nazi coercion are rampant throughout German society in the 1930s and 40s. Such occurrences only grew as the end of World War II approached.